261. The Guilt or Innocence of Pervis Payne — Blood on My Jeans — Part 1 of 2

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When Charisse Christopher and her children were brutally stabbed, Pervis Payne was found covered in their blood. And yet, despite his conviction for double murder, he has maintained his innocence to this day. Did he do it? Or is the real killer still out there.

Resources:

  • TN Supreme Court Summary_Payne v. State.pdf
  • 23 witnesses, one video will play a role in determining the rest of Pervis Payne’s life (commercialappeal.com)
  • Shelby County DA Amy Weirich responds to death penalty appeal for Pervis Payne (actionnews5.com)
  • Judge Resentences Pervis Payne to Concurrent Life Terms, Making Him Eligible for Parole in Five Years After 34 Years on Tennessee’s Death Row | Death Penalty Information Center
  • 8 Things You Need to Know About Pervis Payne – Innocence Project
  • 19 Most Compelling Remarks from Pervis Payne’s Resentencing Hearing – Innocence Project
  • Pervis Payne- Could an Innocent Man be Executed in TN? – Killer Queens: A True Crime Podcast (killerqueenspodcast.com)
  • DNA could exonerate Tennessee death row inmate Pervis Payne, lawyers say (tennessean.com)
  • Pervis Payne Has Been on Death Row for 33 Years — Here’s What You Should Know – Innocence Project
  • Judge vacates death sentences of Pervis Payne, who was to be executed for a crime he says he didn’t commit | CNN
  • Attorneys for Pervis Payne File Petition to Present His Intellectual Disability Claim in Court – Innocence Project
  • 02 Sep 1987, 18 – The Commercial Appeal at Newspapers.com
  • In Case Permeated with Race Bias, Tennessee Plans to Execute Possibly Innocent and Intellectually Disabled Black Man in Murder of White Woman | Death Penalty Information Center
  • 11 Feb 1988, 21 – The Commercial Appeal at Newspapers.com

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